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Can a cold sore start out as a pimple?
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Herpes simplex: The initial lesions caused by this virus are vesicles, or blisters, and can sometimes look like pustules or pimples, but are not.
Answered 8/16/2016
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Cold Sores: Cold sores can erupt spontaneously and after minor trauma, so yes a pimple could lead to a cold sore. Pimples are causes by bacteria, and cold sores are caused by a virus, so they are two different processes happening one after the other.
Answered 6/26/2018
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